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About Gauli Village

Gauli is a small village in Devprayag tehsil, in the district of Tehri Garhwal, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 181, made up of 85 males and 96 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,129 females per 1000 males. The village covers 113.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 241119, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gauli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gauli village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Tehri Garhwal
Tehsil Devprayag
Pincode 241119
Area (hectares) 113.44 hectares
Population 181
Male Population 85
Female Population 96
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,129
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Gauli compares

By the 2011 count Gauli is the 164th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 246 residents. Its 113.44 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

Getting to Gauli

Gauli is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Gauli as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gauli from other places

Gauli lies about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 43 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gauli
Nearest town Srīnagar 9.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Devprayag 25 km
District headquarters Tehri Garhwal 25 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 43 km

Villages closest to Gauli

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Devprayag tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Gauli

As per the Census of India 2011, Gauli village had a population of 181. That makes it the 164th largest of the 341 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 246 residents.

Gauli village has 85 males and 96 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gauli has about 1129 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1228.

The pincode recorded for Gauli is 241119. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gauli covers 113.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gauli falls under Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Gauli is Rishikesh, about 43 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Gauli.

Gauli is about 25 km from Tehri Garhwal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gauli is in Devprayag tehsil of Tehri Garhwal district. Srīnagar is about 9.9 km away. Devprayag is about 25 km away. Tehri Garhwal is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gurchholi (under 2 km), Patakhal (under 2 km) and Bhandali (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Gauli today is likely to be higher.

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